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Tag Archives: Drawer Cards
Sweet Sixteen
16 years ago, Tina and I tied the knot all nice and legal. As is our custom, we exchange cards that we make ourselves. This is mine to her.
Posted in Drawer Cards
Tagged Cartoon, cartoons, débutante, digital illustration, Drawer Cards, humor, Illustration, Joe Williams, Photoshop, Sketch, sketchbook
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The Return of Cosmic, Maaaannnnnn!!!
Tina’s birthday was fast approaching, and I didn’t have a rock solid, hysterically funny idea for a card so I decided to revisit a friend from last year’s anniversary card, Cosmic, Maaaannnnnn!
Posted in Drawer Cards, Illustration, It Came From the Sketchbook, Pixels Versus Pigment, Sketch, Technique
Tagged birthday, card, color, comic, cosmic, cosmos, counterculture, digital illustration, Drawer Cards, galaxy, Happy birthday Tina, Hippie, humor, Illustration, ink, Joe Williams, outer space, Photoshop, stars, technique, tie dye pattern in Photoshop, tie dye texture in Photoshop, tie-dye, Willceau
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Happy Birthday, Tina! The 2012 Edition
This is the 2012 edition of my birthday card to Tina. This is the front or outside of the card.
Posted in Drawer Cards, Illustration, News
Tagged Cartoon, cartoons, comic, cosmic, cosmos, digital illustration, Drawer Cards, Happy birthday Tina, hippy, humor, Illustration, Joe Williams, Maaaannnnnn!, planets, space, tie-dye, Tina Garceau, universe, Willceau
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It’s Christmas Eve…
Have you been nice?
Posted in Drawer Cards, Holiday
Tagged card, Christmas, Drawer Cards, horror, humor, Joe Williams, lights, naughty, nice, photo manipulation, Tina Garceau, Willceau Illo
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Cosmic, Maaaannnnnn!
A war wages within me between traditionally and digitally inking my cartoons. I go back and forth between my pens and brushes and my Wacom tablet. It depends on the job, my mood or whatever is close at hand. Cosmic, … Continue reading
Posted in Drawer Cards, Sketch, Technique
Tagged Cartoon, cartoons, comic, cosmic, digital illustration, Drawer Cards, Hippie, humor, ink, Joe Williams, Pentel Pocket Brush, Photoshop, Sketch, space, tie-dye, Willceau
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Jello Hats and Mystery Meat
Fifteen years ago, I took a vow to love, honor and cook for my husband. For the most part, it’s worked out okay. Joe’s been adventurous enough to eat just about anything I’ve put in front of him – calves’ … Continue reading
Posted in Drawer Cards, News
Tagged anniversary, card, collage, digital illustration, Drawer Cards, Food, humor, photo manipulation, retro
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Happy Birthday, Tina!
It’s another Halloween theme this year. It always is! Happy birthday, Tina!
Posted in Drawer Cards
Tagged bats, collage, devils, digital illustration, Drawer Cards, ghosts, Halloween, pumpkins
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From Reykjavik With Love or Uh-Ruh, Uh-Ruh, Is That Your Hat?
My brother-in-law Brian Bubonic and his trusty Samsonite have traveled the globe – New York, Paris, Reykjavik, El Paso, to name a few. What do these cities have in common? They are all places where Brian has lost hats.
Posted in Crafts, Drawer Cards, Illustration
Tagged Brian Bubonic, card, Cartoon, cartoons, collage, comic, digital illustration, Drawer Cards, handmade, hats, humor, Illustration, Jerry Woodard, Long Tall Texan, Martha Stewart, New York, Paris, photo manipulation, Photoshop, ReykjavÃk, spin, Tina Garceau, travel, Valentine, volvelle
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Loose Women and Pop Out Cakes
Keeping with our cake theme that Mrs. Crankipants started with yesterday’s rant about baked goods, here’s a pop-up birthday card I cooked up for a friend recently.


